The results of the bombing car attack in Munich during a demonstration increased on Saturday, February 15, with the death of a 2 -year -old girl and her 37 -year -old mother. “Unfortunately we must confirm the death today” Of these two people, who were among the 39 people injured in the drama, said local police.
Friday, the suspect was presented to a judge, who ordered his indictment. He was transferred to a Bavarian penitentiary establishment, the German authorities announced, in the aftermath of the tragedy which polarizes the electoral campaign in Germany a little more.
The drama occurring in the street on the eve of the opening, in the Bavarian capital, of the Security Conference – an annual meeting of the world Gotha of Defense and Diplomacy – was qualified as“Attack” By the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz. “The brutality of this act upsets us, leaves us speechless”said by collecting the German head of state on Friday on Friday, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The authorities reported “Islamist orientation” and a “Religious motivation” from the suspect. The man, a 24 -year -old Afghan, arrested on the scene could be interviewed. “He admitted having voluntarily struck the participants in the demonstration and for that gave a reason that I would summarize as a religious motivation”reported a representative of the local prosecution, Gabrielle Tillmann. The investigation leaves as it “Conclude a religious motivation”she added.
“We were able to identify a certain Islamist orientation” The man arrested after rushing at the wheel of a vehicle on the procession of a rally of the Verdi service union in Munich, a local police official, Guido Limmer told the press.
This Afghan, who arrived in 2016 in Germany at the age of 15, also shouted «Allah Akbar! » (“God is great!”) After his arrest by the police and then prayed, said the authorities. In addition, the police discovered several religious messages on their mobile phone. “He was religious and sought to make it known outside”reported Mr. Limmer. On the other hand, “Nothing indicates that it was linked to any organization such as for example the Islamic State”welgen Mme Tillmann.
The young man had also made himself known on social networks as a bodybuilder, after taking part in several competitions in Bavaria. He presented himself as a model in his spare time.
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On the administrative level, his asylum application in Germany had been rejected by the immigration services, but he remained “tolerated” as a resident, in particular because he claimed to have work, mainly that of vigil.
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This point arouses very great political controversy in Germany. The right -wing and extreme opposition parties have seized that the author of the attack had seen his request for asylum rejected, without being expelled, to denounce laxity, in their eyes, from the Government of the Social Democratic Chancellor.
The alternative far -right party leader for Germany (AFD), Alice Weidel, claimed a “Migratory turning point” in his country, saying that the young Afghan would not be with his movement “Never entered” on German soil.
The favorite of the surveys to replace Olaf Scholz to the Chancellery, the Curator Friedrich Merz, has promised to put back from “Order” in migration policy. He wants, with his Christian Democratic Party, the CDU, which he has right to put an end to the centrist years of ex-chancellier Angela Merkel (2005-2021), in particular to close borders to all foreigners without valid documents , including asylum seekers. A very controversial measurement because they can conflict with European legislation.
The German conservatives are by far at the top of the surveys, with 31 % of the voting intentions, according to the last Infratet Dimap survey for the Ard television channel, in front of the AFD with 21 %. The Chancellor’s social democrats are far behind, at only 14 %, and are preparing for a sanction vote, in particular on questions of insecurity.
The right and the extreme right have recently created a national controversy by starting a beginning of rapprochement to the Parliament to vote texts limiting immigration, following several deadly aggressions in Germany committed by foreigners who aroused great emotion in the ‘opinion.